Genetic Characterization of Sandfly-Borne Viruses in Phlebotomine Sandflies in Iran
Phleboviruses are classified into two main groups: the sandfly fever group (transmitted by sandflies and mosquitoes) and the Uukuniemi group (transmitted by ticks).
Nariman Shahhosseini +4 more
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Microbial ecology of sandflies—the correlation between nutrition, Phlebotomus papatasi sandfly development and microbiome [PDF]
The role and the impact of the microbial component on the biology, ecology, and development of sandflies is largely unknown. We evaluated the impact of larval nutrition on laboratory-reared sandflies in correlation to the abundance of food, light ...
Slavica Vaselek, Bulent Alten
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In Yangquan County, the sandfly-transmitted virus (Wuxiang virus) was first isolated from sandflies in 2018. However, relationships between the abundance and seasonal fluctuations of local sandflies and sandfly-transmitted viruses are unknown. Herein, we
Huanyu Wang, Qi-Kai YIN, Kai Nie
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Seroprevalence of sandfly fever virus infection in military personnel on the western border of Iran
Summary: Military troops deployed to endemic areas are at risk of contracting sandfly fever, an arthropod-borne viral infection. Although typically a self-limited disease, sandfly fever can cause significant morbidity and loss of function among soldiers.
Ramin Shiraly +2 more
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Sandfly fever viruses are transmitted by the bite of phlebotomine sandflies; serotypes sandfly fever Naples virus, sandfly fever Sicilian virus and sandfly fever Cyprus virus cause febrile illness, whereas Toscana virus (TOSV) may cause neuroinvasive ...
Serena Marchi +2 more
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Mapping of risk prone areas of kala-azar (Visceral leishmaniasis) in parts of Bihar state, India: an RS and GIS approach [PDF]
Background & objectives: The kala-azar fever (Visceral leishmaniasis) is continuing unabated inIndia for over a century, now being largely confined to the eastern part of India mainly in Bihar stateand to some extent in its bordering states like West ...
S. Sudhakar, T. Srinivas, A. Palit, S.K. Karc, S.K. Battacharya
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A comprehensive overview on sandfly fever
Sandfly fever is a febrile emerging arboviral illness which is a huge threat posed to public health. Sandfly fever viruses (Sicilian, Naples, and Toscana) are endemic to the Mediterranean region.
Rouhullah Dehghani +3 more
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Heterogeneities in leishmania infantum infection : using skin parasite burdens to identify highly infectious dogs [PDF]
Background: The relationships between heterogeneities in host infection and infectiousness (transmission to arthropod vectors) can provide important insights for disease management.
A Mohammadiha +56 more
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Faunal richness and checklist of sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in India
This review aims to fill the voids and to update the checklist of sandfly fauna along with its spatial distribution in India. Resource databases i.e. either online or offline were searched to deduce the information to systematize the Indian sandfly fauna.
Harish Kumar Shah +4 more
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First record of Migonemyia vaniae Galati, Fonseca & Marassá, 2007 (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [PDF]
In an investigation carried out at the headquarters of Jequitibá in Três Picos State Park, the presence of the sandfly Migonemyia vaniae Galati, Fonseca & Marassá, 2007 was observed.
Thamiris D'Almeida Balthazar +4 more
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